Manah Prakriti Assessment: Evaluating Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas Dominance in Practice
Consider two people who both use the word “anxiety.” One is restless, speaks rapidly, moves from plan to plan, lies...
June 7, 2026
Prana Vaha Srotas Disorders: When Breathing Channels Are Compromised
Breathlessness can be frightening even when an initial chest X-ray or spirometry result is normal. Those tests are useful, but...
June 6, 2026
Karna Purana: Medicated Ear Oil Therapy for Tinnitus, Jaw Pain, and Deafness
Tinnitus is the perception of sound without a corresponding external source. It may be heard in one or both ears,...
June 5, 2026
Sthanika Chikitsa: Localized Ayurvedic Treatments for Site-Specific Conditions
Sthanika Chikitsa is a useful modern umbrella term for Ayurvedic care applied to a defined body site. It may include...
June 4, 2026
Chakshuya Herbs: The Complete Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia for Eye Health
A patient once arrived with progressive myopia and retinal or macular findings that his ophthalmologist planned to monitor. He also...
June 3, 2026
Apasmara (Epilepsy) in Ayurveda: Classical Pathophysiology and Non-Pharmacological Support
Families living with epilepsy often ask a careful and reasonable question: can Ayurveda support sleep, stress management, appetite, cognition, or...
June 2, 2026
Vrana Chikitsa: Classical Ayurvedic Wound Management Beyond Turmeric Paste
A diabetes-related foot ulcer that remains open for months is not a minor skin problem and should never be managed...
June 1, 2026
Asthi Sara (Bone Excellence): Identifying and Cultivating Superior Bone Constitution
Sara Pariksha is the Ayurvedic examination of the excellence or predominance of particular body constituents. In the tenfold clinical examination...
May 30, 2026
Pizhichil (Sarvanga Snehana): The Royal Ayurvedic Oil Bath That Heals Paralysis and Neurological Disease
Pizhichil, also called Sarvanga Dhara or Kaya Seka in contemporary practice, is a Kerala-developed whole-body oil-stream therapy. Warm medicated oil...
May 29, 2026
Guda (Jaggery) Preparations in Classical Ayurveda: Medicinal Uses Beyond Sweetening
Among the kitchen items that modern nutritional discourse has dismissed as “just sugar,” jaggery (Guda) stands out as a particularly...
May 28, 2026